May 4, 2026

Corteva has renamed its seed and genetics business Vylor. In a statement, the company says the new division will further strengthen gene editing and disease resistance, while also helping farmers explore new row crop opportunities. Corteva says the overall restructuring is designed to capitalize on investments in biological and differentiated crop protection products, while also […] The post Corteva’s seed business to be named Vylor following planned 2026 separation appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. Congressman Don Bacon says persistent opposition is standing in the way of year-round E15 legislation. “We have some Republicans who hate E15 for the wrong reasons,” he said. “They think we’re trying to force people to use E15. We’re not. We’re trying to remove a regulation that prevents E15 from being sold year-round.” E15 […] The post E15 legislation faces hurdles as House weighs standalone vote appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist with University of Missouri Extension says agriculture is still expected to play a role in discussions between the U.S. and China when the countries meet this month. Ben Brown tells Brownfield “Maybe some more purchase commitments of U.S. ag products to access the U.S. consumer market, right? Those are things that we’ve […] The post Grain markets eye U.S.–China meeting for potential soybean appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The CEO of the Iowa Pork Producers Association says U.S. pork export customers have yet to respond to detections of pseudorabies in Iowa and Texas swine herds. Pat McGonegle tells Brownfield. “We’re not aware of anything yet, I know there’s some proposals floating around (but) I’m not sure of all of them. Obviously we want […] The post No immediate trade fallout after pseudorabies detections in Iowa and Texas appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Four separate lawsuits have been filed, claiming the federal milk marketing orders unfairly harm organic dairy producers. Organic farmers and cooperatives want an exemption from the federal milk marketing order program, and some farmer members are seeking damages from the government. Adam Warthesen with Organic Valley tells Brownfield they have tried to show the federal […] The post Organic dairy producers challenge Federal Milk Marketing Order rules in court appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Dry conditions last month fueled a fast corn planting pace along with drought concerns in southwest Minnesota. Bob Worth of Lake Benton says there’s been a lack of soil moisture since last fall. “We had a very dry winter, so we had nothing, it was dry. When we worked the ground this spring it was […] The post Fast planting season highlights ongoing soil moisture challenges appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council is investing in the next generation of Missouri agriculture, sponsoring proficiency awards at the Missouri State FFA Convention. Missouri Soybean’s Director of Communications Samantha Turner has more details. The post Investing in Future Ag Leaders Through FFA appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story